The Pleasant Valley High sophomore shot a 2-under 70 Monday at Butte Creek Country Club in the NorCal qualifier for the state boys golf championship.

That left Collier in a tie for fifth overall with two other golfers but alone in fourth among individuals who qualified for the June 6 state tourney, which will be at the San Gabriel Country Club near Pasadena.

The top three teams and the top nine individuals who were not on the three teams Monday qualified for the state event.

That meant Collier, PV”s No. 1 player, was comfortably set for a state berth, something the players who have seen him play the most this season — his teammates — saw coming.

“I knew he was going to qualify individually. I knew it,” said PV”s Justin Chambers. “He”s really great at being in control of his emotions.”

That was needed thanks to Monday”s conditions.

“The wind was definitely a factor,” added Chambers, who shot a 77, the second-best round by a Viking. “It was all about controlling the trajectory.”

Collier was consistent, shooting 35 on both the front nine and the back nine, where he started his round in the 95-player field.

After three pars, Collier birdied No. 13, a par-5, 540-yard hole that he was able to get to the green in two thanks to ripping a 3-wood from about 250 yards out.

After giving back the stroke with a bogey on the next hole, Collier got it right back on No. 15.

He used his pitching wedge from 125 yards out, sticking his approach to within 10 feet for a birdie on the par-4, 384-yard hole.

He used a 7-iron on the par-3 third hole for another easy birdie. Collier drilled it to 3 feet on the 158-yard hole.

“It stayed right where it hit,” he said.

He closed his day with a birdie on No. 7, bogey on No. 8 and a par on the ninth.

“It should be fun to see how I do,” he said of going to state.

Foothill-Pleasanton took the team title with 365 while Robert Louis Stevenson-Pebble Beach was a shot back at 366. Granite Bay was third with 373.

Three golfers who shot 68 went to a playoff to determine medalist honors. Aaron Beverly of Armijo-Fairfield birdied No. 17, the second playoff hole, to beat Carmel”s Kraig McLeod. St. Francis” Jonathan Garrick was eliminated on the first extra hole.

Pleasant Valley, which entered Monday unbeaten in competition, totaled 389 to place eighth among 13 teams. After Collier and Chambers, Alec Pankhurst and Darren Fegley each carded an 80. Cole Chavez and Jacob Miller turned in 82s. The top five scores figure into the team”s total.

“That”s a solid score,” PV coach Dave Crawford said. “I”m proud of our effort. The competition is really tough. We haven”t seen this caliber of competition this season.”

With Chavez the lone senior on the team, the Vikings, who cruised to league and section championships, are already pointing to next season when they could close the gap between themselves and the traditional NorCal powers.

“We”re really heavy on sophomores,” said Chambers, a junior who started his day with a birdie on No. 10, a par-5, 498-yard hole.

Chambers hit a hybrid for his second shot to about 20 yards of the hole, setting up the birdie.

He then birdied No. 12, a par-3, 178-yard hole thanks to a 4-iron he stuck off the tee within close range.

Foothill”s Nicolo Galletti led his team with a 69, the day”s fourth-best score.

Then Collier and a pair from team qualifiers — Kyle John of Stevenson and Alex Gibbs from Granite Bay — shot 70s.